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Arizona State University
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HST 200 | Historical Themes
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2023
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Robert Hanssen Fast Facts Personal: Birth date: April 18, 1944 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Robert Philip Hanssen Father: Howard Hanssen, police officer Read More Mother: Vivian Hanssen Marriage: Bernadette "Bonnie" (Wauck) Hanssen (August 10, 1968-present) Children: Lisa, 1985; Greg, 1983; Mark, 1980; John "Jack," 1977; Sue, 1974; Jane, 1972 Education: Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, A.B. in Chemistry, 1966; Attended Northwestern University Dental School, 1966-1968; Northwestern University, M.B.A. in Accounting and Information Systems, 1971 Other Facts: Hanssen received payments of $1.4 million in cash and diamonds from the information he gave the Soviet Union and Russia. Two movies have been made about Robert Hanssen. A TV movie called "Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story" was released in 2002. A feature film called "Breach" was released in 2007. Timeline: 1972 - Joins Chicago Police Department. January 12, 1976 - Joins the FBI. 1979 - Begins spying for the Soviet Union. 1980 - Begins working for the counterintelligence unit, focusing on the Soviet Union. 1981 - Transfers to FBI headquarters, initially tracking white-collar crime and monitoring foreign officials assigned to the United States. 1981 - Hanssen's wife catches him with classified documents and convinces him to stop spying. October 4, 1985 - Resumes spying. 1991 - Breaks off relations with KGB. 1999 - Resumes spying, this time for the Russian Intelligence agency. 2000 - The FBI identifies Hanssen from a fingerprint and from a tape recording supplied by a disgruntled Russian intelligence operative. The FBI also obtains the complete original KGB dossier on Hanssen. December 2000 - The FBI begins surveillance of Hanssen. January 12, 2001 - Hanssen is reassigned from counterintelligence to an obscure office at FBI headquarters. February 18, 2001 - Is arrested in a Virginia park after making a drop of classified documents. Agents find a bag nearby containing $50,000 that they believe is Hanssen's payment for the documents. May 16, 2001 - Is indicted on 21 counts of spying for the Soviet Union/Russia. May 31, 2001 - Pleads not guilty to all charges. July 6, 2001 - Pleads guilty to 15 counts of espionage and conspiracy in exchange for the government not seeking the death penalty. May 10, 2002 - Is sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole.